PROOF! Video Games STOP Violence!

Well, what a surprise.

Regular readers may know that the Universe seems to hate the idea of me doing artwork. But, i've been setting up the desktop system and updating software to start doing some render work to create photos from which to paint.

Of course, that means that this weekend the machine suddenly started shutting down randomly for no discernible reason. Not overworking or overheating - shutting down while idling.

Arrgh.

While I fight with that, here's a short Un-Comic featuring The Hulk. Dan Koeppel and Al Milgrom offer a counter argument to the parents decrying video games and violence -

Remember when the Mayor of New York was entertaining? That's a bigger indicator of how much time has passed than rolling out the big CRT monitor on a cart.
 

page art by Al Milgrom for ...? (1983)

(source tomorrow)

The Bad Rocketeer

Sometimes artifacts from the Groovy Age were lost or hidden at the time, only surfacing at a later date. Today's strip is such a beast.

Paraman Vs. The Rocketeer didn't see print until 1978, several years after its creation and after Al Milgrom became a notable writer/artist/editor for Marvel, DC and Warren. (and probably others, too)

Of course, we're more used to The Rocketeer being a hero, not a villain, but this comic appeared 4 years before Dave Stevens gifted us with his amazing creation. (BTW - have you heard that Disney has both a sequel and an animated series for The Rocketeer in the works?)
Since Al was off in the deep end of his professional career, he never returned to Paraman to my knowledge, nor did Bill Whitcomb team with anyone else to continue the character. At least, not to my knowledge.
So here's Steve Vance inking Al's layouts for the only appearance of...

Paraman written by Bill Whitcomb, page art by Al Milgrom & Steve Vance for Visual Wonders #1 (1978)